Pappnaas wrote:Really impressive work, me like
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Thanks!
Pappnaas wrote:
A few comments:
- is there enough room to fit a standard tv tuner card? - And if it is, does the card get enough ventilation because they do tend to get warm?
Yes to both questions. If it follows the PCI Express specification (low profile), you're good to go. As far as I know, the only thing that seems to break from the specification is GPU cards with dual slot/oversize coolers. The intake vents are on the bottom, right next to the card, so this should provide optimum cooling.
Pappnaas wrote:
- if i fit in a bigger card, how much intake area for cool air will be left? - Might opt for a small dust filtered (please include them for the bottom cut out too, might be an option though) ventilation area at the bottom region of the side panel.
There's 19.5mm of clearance from the top PCB surface of the PCI card to the case.
Pappnaas wrote:
-Ventilation concept: I think to get started you should try and find out how much airflow 2 silent 80mm fans will produce on average and where the air should enter your case to achieve maximum airflow and cooling at minimum noise. Thinking of some OCed i7/Xeon non-gaming power rig, as fast as my pico/power brick will allow. This might not meet your original concept, but i bet some of us would like the power of a beast inside a small, almost inaudible little case.
Thanks for your comments. You should definitely be able to build a powerful, and fairly silent system with this case. My setup is running with a 60W power brick. I use it for CAD work, and web development.